Pins and Needles
Closing: October 26, 2024Pins and Needles - West End History , Info & More
Kiln Theatre
269 Kilburn High Road London NW6 7JR London
Caution: Contains truth, lies and misinformation. You decide.
Rob is putting science and scepticism to the test in his new play. For
research, he speaks to Mary, a mother trying to make the best
decisions for her family, Toby, an angry son who distrusts
institutions, and Edward Jenner, the father of modern vaccinations.
The more he listens, the more he struggles to keep his own
subjectivity off the table, which begs the question – how do you
know who to trust?
Rob Drummond, whose plays are ‘utterly unpredictable’ (The
Stage), explores the politics around vaccines, and the human stories
behind them.
__Assisted Performances:__
Audio Described: 24 October, 7.30pm
Captioned: 21 October, 7.30pm
Relaxed: 19 October, 2.30pm
Pins and Needles - - West End Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Pins and Needles
Review: PINS AND NEEDLES, Kiln Theatre
7 / 10
Rob Drummond’s new play, Pins and Needles, is a searing indictment of… well, something, I’m just not sure what. And that is, of course, its strength, as it is actually, in heavy disguise, not an indictment of anything, but a celebration of complication. There’s a bit of meta stuff to get through first which, although it has more justification in this script than in most, its irritation still outweighs its cleverness, It’s becoming the theatre gimmick of 2024 taking over from the near ubiquitous onstage handheld camera of 2023.
Pins and Needles review – a teasing, tricksy tale of vaccinations, from smallpox to Covid
7 / 10
While the over-explanatory Q&A format allows clarity for each story, the play is strongest when firm opinions take a backseat, allowing murkier, thornier problems to come to the fore. A simmering uncertainty remains from Drummond’s constant, smirking reminder that none of this is wholly trustworthy, but the continual tease of an unreliable narrator ultimately promises more tricksiness than it delivers. Pins and Needles is a sleek story of debate and denial, but it longs for a slightly sharper scratch.
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 27, 2024
See what the critics are saying about Pins and Needles at the Kiln Theatre. Read the reviews for Rob Drummond's play, starring Richard Cant, and learn more about the production.
by Gary Naylor - September 26, 2024
New play packs plenty of ethical questions into an engaging and fascinating production that offers much to think about on the way home
by Sarah OHara - September 23, 2024
Rob Drummond’s new play, Pins and Needles, will premiere in Amit Sharma’s inaugural season at the Kiln Theatre on Wednesday 25 September.
Pins and Needles History
Other Productions of Pins and Needles
| 1937 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1978 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
| West End |
West End |
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